§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many heavy goods vehicle drivers were prosecuted or convicted of exceeding the 60 mph speed limit on motorways in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information collected centrally on proceedings and findings of guilt for speeding offences relating to goods vehicles does not include the type of road where the offence occurred or the particular limit which applied to the vehicle concerned. The available information is published annually in "Offences Relating to Motor Vehicles England and Wales, Supplementary Tables" (table 5 of the issue for 1986), copies of which are in the Library. Figures for 1987 will be published later this year.